County: Dublin Site name: 58-59 Meath Street, Dublin
Sites and Monuments Record No.: DU018-020 Licence number: 18E0032
Author: Paul Duffy & David McIlreavy, IAC Ltd
Site type: 18th-century garden soils
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 714675m, N 733635m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.340506, -6.277972
A programme of archaeological testing was undertaken at 58–59 Meath Street, Dublin 8 in February 2018 in response to a request for further information as issued by Dublin City Council (Planning Ref.: 3985/17). The site is situated within the zone of archaeological potential for the historic core of Dublin (DU018-020); however the nearest recorded archaeological site is a chapel (DU018-020263), c. 45m to the south-east. During the medieval period this area was situated outside of the walled town, in lands held by St Thomas' Abbey. It likely functioned as agricultural land at this time. Previous investigations in the vicinity of the site have not exposed any material predating the post-medieval period.
One test trench was excavated to the rear of the extant buildings at 58-59 Meath Street. No archaeological features were recorded within the test trench, however three ex-situ artefacts of early 18th-century date (two bottle fragments and a piece of ceramic) were recovered from garden soils within the trench.
Whilst no archaeological features were recorded within the test trench, it is considered that proximity of the historic core of 58–59 Meath Street and the ex-situ artefacts warrant monitoring of all ground works associated with the proposed development.
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